I’m writing you this letter because I love you. You are the apple of my eye, and it is my responsibility to teach you what it means to be a woman. I am proud of how wonderful you have become. As you grow up, you will begin to date and engage in relationships with members of the opposite sex; but I feel I must warn you about how you should act in your future relationships with men. The movies you may watch do not portray women in a positive light. Hollywood does not view you the same way that God does. God wants to liberate you and allow you to be all you can be. He wants you to see yourself as special so you, as well as guys, will cherish you as a special gift.

On the eve of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie premiere, I feel I should teach you what God has to say about women. If you don’t know already, the movie features the main character Ana Steele, who finds herself attracted to a ‘sexy’ CEO named Christian Grey. She finds herself repulsed yet intrigued by him at the same time; but Christian wants her to participate in acts that degrade her and rob of her of her rights as a woman, as God’s child and as a human being.

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Daughter, I want you to know that this is not the way God wants you to view yourself as a woman or as a human being. Here are some lessons I want to teach you about this movie:

Bondage keeps you locked up; it does not set you free: God created sex to be enjoyed. The euphoria enjoying your body creates is a glimpse into the intimacy God wants us to share with Him. Tying you up and spanking does the opposite of what the book is trying to achieve: it suppresses you; it does not set you free.

Lust does not equal love: Ana knows Christian was not good for her, yet feels drawn to him anyway. Although they break up, she finds herself longing for him…distraught she has lost someone she loves. Engaging in a sexual relationship creates feeling of bonding between you and your mate, the feelings of which are easily confused for love when they are really lust.

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Pornography is not healthy for any relationship: Approximately forty million men currently watch pornography on a regular basis. Men who need to watch porn become addicted to it in order to achieve arousal. Soon, your relationship won’t satisfy. You were uniquely made to be loved and cherished, not used as a means for a man’s source of arousal.